Grade 6 ELA Worksheets

Learning Objectives

• Identify the central idea of an informational text by focusing on the author’s main message.
• Distinguish key supporting details from unrelated or less important information.
• Use central idea and supporting details to write a clear summary.

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• Identify the main idea of a paragraph by focusing on the central point and how details connect to it.
• Use context clues such as repeated ideas and topic sentences to determine what an author is mainly trying to say.
• Summarize text accurately by stating the main idea and avoiding details that only support it.

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• Define theme and distinguish it from topic in a Grade 6 text
• Identify patterns among character actions, conflicts, and key events that support a theme
• Write a theme statement that expresses a relationship between ideas and connect it to textual evidence+ Show more

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• Analyze how authors use language and tone to shape reader interpretation.
• Compare varying perspectives and styles in different texts.
• Identify themes expressed through contrasting literary approaches.+ Show more

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• Explain how an informational text’s structure helps the author achieve a purpose.
• Identify common structural features (headings, transitions, and sequence) and describe how they guide reader understanding.
• Use placement and organization (beginning, middle, end) to infer emphasis and main ideas.

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• Identify how different text structures (narrative episodes, explanations, sidebars) connect to maintain coherence.
• Use clues such as transitions and repeated key terms to track a central idea across shifts in purpose.
• Explain how the placement and function of supporting features affects reader understanding.

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• Identify the main idea of an informational paragraph
• Recognize supporting details that elaborate on the main idea
• Understand how headings and examples clarify information

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• Identify key features of narrative and informational texts
• Distinguish between storytelling and factual writing based on purpose, style, and structure
• Analyze different types of texts to determine their category+ Show more

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• Identify common text features in informational texts, such as headings, subheadings, captions, and graphics.
• Explain how text features help readers locate, understand, and remember key information.
• Use text features to make predictions and answer questions efficiently.

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• Identify how creators use media choices (words, visuals, camera angles, editing pace, music, and layout) to shape meaning.
• Explain inferred meaning by connecting observable media features to what viewers may feel or believe.
• Use evidence from multiple parts of a media message to make a clearer interpretation.

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• Use sentence frames and transitional language to build on others’ ideas in a conversation.
• Practice constructive rephrasing and respectful disagreement to support shared understanding.
• Extend claims with relevant reasons or details and connect ideas to earlier points.

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• Identify common organizational structures in informational texts (cause and effect, compare and contrast, problem and solution).
• Use structural clues (signal words, headings, and patterns) to explain how information is organized.
• Infer the author’s purpose and improve comprehension by describing how parts of a text work together.

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• Evaluate whether a source is credible by identifying signals such as author/organization, date, and context.
• Analyze how evidence quality (facts, data, examples, quotations) supports or weakens a claim.
• Distinguish fact from opinion and recognize missing context that may change the meaning of information.

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• Explain how layout elements (title, headings, spacing, and paragraphing) improve communication in a published text.
• Choose publishing formats that match the intended medium (print or digital) and the intended audience.
• Apply basic acknowledgment practices to maintain academic integrity when using information from sources.

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• Identify key features of strong introductions (hook, context, direction, narrowing focus).
• Determine how different intro strategies (scenario, fact, claim) match a purpose and audience.
• Use transitions to connect an introduction to the body in a clear, purposeful way.

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• Explain how a theme develops across a text by tracking how ideas change from beginning to end
• Identify evidence of theme progression, including recurring problems, symbols, and evolving arguments
• Compare viewpoints and describe how those contrasts strengthen or complicate a theme

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• Identify the central idea of an informational text by using clues from the topic and repeated themes.
• Distinguish between main ideas and supporting details in science and history-style passages.
• Use key details to write a clear summary that reflects the author’s primary message.

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• Compare multiple versions of a claim by examining evidence, context, and sourcing.
• Identify sponsorship or promotional labels and explain how they may affect credibility.
• Detect contradictions between accounts by checking definitions, measurements, and missing details.

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• Identify antecedents and explain how pronoun reference creates clarity
• Use correct pronoun case by recognizing common sentence patterns (after prepositions and linking verbs)
• Choose pronouns that match their antecedents in number and clarity to reduce ambiguity in informational writing

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• Identify common text structures (chronology, compare/contrast, cause/effect, problem/solution, general-to-specific) and describe how they shape meaning.
• Use structural signals (headings, transitional words) to infer how ideas are related.
• Explain how an author’s organization helps support a purpose and builds toward a key message.

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• Use commas to clarify meaning in lists, clauses, and introductory phrases.
• Use semicolons to connect closely related independent clauses.
• Use quotation marks correctly to punctuate dialogue and titles.+ Show more

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• Explain how ethical media creation includes accurate, credible information and appropriate representation of perspectives.
• Identify common ethical responsibilities in media products, such as attribution and avoiding unauthorized copying.
• Evaluate whether a media message is misleading due to missing context or unbalanced supporting details.

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• Identify how a narrative introduces time, setting, and background information to frame the events.
• Explain how point of view and tense support clarity in a narrative.
• Analyze how purposeful details in the opening create mood and lead toward a central conflict or goal.

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• Understand how to synthesize evidence from different parts of a text.
• Identify key details that support main ideas.
• Explain relationships among details to form a unified interpretation.+ Show more

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• Identify a character’s motive by using details from the text and context
• Explain how a character’s choice leads to consequences later in the story
• Connect evidence from moments in the text to inferences about goals, fears, or loyalties

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• Use transition words and phrases to clarify relationships between ideas (addition, contrast, cause and effect, sequence, and emphasis).
• Revise sentences and paragraph links by choosing transitions that match the intended meaning.
• Improve coherence by smoothing transitions between sentences and between paragraphs.

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• Identify effective introduction strategies (hooks, background information, and thesis statements) in different types of writing.
• Write a clear thesis statement that states the purpose and main focus of a piece of writing.
• Revise an introduction so it provides context and engages the reader without being too broad.

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• Identify correct antecedents for pronouns in sentences
• Understand the importance of pronoun case and clarity
• Recognize ambiguous pronoun references and correct them

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• Identify common informational text structures (cause and effect, compare and contrast, problem and solution) and describe how they organize ideas.
• Use textual clues such as signal words and paragraph organization to determine the structure of a passage.
• Support claims about text structure by citing specific details from the text.

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• Compare multiple versions of a claim by examining differences in evidence, context, and sourcing
• Identify sponsorship labels and evaluate how they affect credibility judgments
• Assess whether statistics are defined and sourced, and detect contradictions between accounts+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea of a paragraph by finding the central point the author emphasizes.
• Distinguish main ideas from supporting details that explain, prove, or clarify the main idea.
• Use clues such as transitions and repeated ideas to determine what a text is mainly about.

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• Identify character traits and motivations in a narrative by analyzing what characters say and do.
• Infer how a character’s actions and decisions influence the plot and the story’s themes.
• Use textual evidence to support interpretations about a character’s personality and growth.

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• Explain how captions help readers interpret images and diagrams accurately
• Identify the purpose of caption details such as definitions, context, sources, and limitations
• Use caption information to make correct inferences about what the author wants the reader to notice

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• Explain how purpose, format, and audience content work together in a simple media product
• Use coherence techniques (consistent visuals/text/audio and supporting details) to strengthen a media message
• Apply ethical representation by ensuring information is accurate and not misleading+ Show more

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• Identify the elements of an effective introduction: hook, context, and a focus statement
• Select the best type of intro strategy (scenario, fact, or claim) for a writer’s purpose and audience
• Revise weak introductions by narrowing from general topic to a specific direction using clear transitions

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• Organize an informative text using a clear structure (topic introduction, headings or logical order, and supporting details).
• Use accurate information with evidence and sources to explain a concept, process, or idea.
• Write sentences that define, describe, and elaborate so readers can understand the topic clearly.

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• Make a claim about a text and support it with relevant evidence from the passage.
• Distinguish between evidence and interpretation by explaining how quoted details prove the claim.
• Evaluate whether specific evidence is accurate, relevant, and traceable to the wording on the page.

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• Connect character development to specific textual evidence such as dialogue, internal thoughts, and significant actions
• Explain cause-and-effect relationships in a story by showing how one event influences the next
• Distinguish between what a character says, what the narrator shows, and what the plot requires when making interpretations+ Show more

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• Identify evidence (data, quotations, and examples) in informational texts
• Explain how evidence supports a claim in writing or discussion
• Evaluate the credibility of information by considering sources, context, and relevance

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• Understand key concepts related to ELA
• Apply knowledge through practice questions
• Demonstrate comprehension of the material

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• Use evidence from a text to answer questions with accurate synthesis
• Distinguish between what a text states directly and what can only be inferred
• Use vocabulary in context and structural cues to improve the quality of responses

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• Ask clarification questions that target specific details, definitions, steps, or evidence that are unclear.
• Use paraphrasing to confirm understanding and maintain relevance during discussion.
• Explain how clarification questions can improve reasoning by identifying gaps and requesting concrete examples.

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• Revise sentences by replacing vague words with more specific language
• Improve clarity by reducing repetition and tightening sentence structure
• Adjust wording to remove ambiguity and strengthen relationships between ideas+ Show more

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• Identify common text features in informational texts, including headings, subheadings, captions, and graphics.
• Explain how text features help readers locate and understand key information.
• Use text features to navigate a text and support comprehension.

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• Make inferences about an author’s purpose using evidence from multi-paragraph informational texts
• Use context to understand technical vocabulary and evaluate how it supports key claims
• Analyze nuanced viewpoints by identifying counterarguments and how conclusions are refined

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• Understand key concepts related to ELA
• Apply knowledge through practice questions
• Demonstrate comprehension of the material

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• Write and speak with a clear purpose statement and organized supporting details.
• Use precise vocabulary to avoid vague references and clearly connect ideas.
• Explain relationships between facts using explicit signals (because, therefore, for example).

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• Listen to a peer’s viewpoint and respond to the specific idea they raised
• Use relevant evidence and accurate references when adding or revising claims
• Rephrase or summarize to confirm shared understanding before introducing new ideas+ Show more